I have found many threads at this site helpful for uncovering new opportunities to increase profits at the table. I believe it has been said that sometimes it is better to not force these opportunities to happen, but learn to recognize when they occur and maximize the opportunity.
So here is an experience I recently had....
I was at a table with one other player. He pushed out a green chip for the next hand which seemed to make him a little nervous. I don’t think he had much left behind. He drew two aces. He knew he had to split them and reluctantly pushed out another green chip. On his second ace, he drew another ace. He looked at me like he was asking me what he should do. I said something like you can’t win with a 13 and that I would be happy to buy his split. He happily accepted and I tossed him a green chip. We ended up winning all of our hands and he was happy as a lark.
Now that was a pretty good situation for me, but not near as good as what came next, though I have no idea why he offered it. He said he would play the 21+3 poker side bet on the next hand and if he won, he would give me half the payoff. Hot dog! No investment on my part and I have a better than 46% chance of getting a 4.5 unit payoff. So, being nice to ploppies can be positive EV!
Against the odds, he actually hit his poker hand and tossed me 5 chips. I tossed one back and thanked him for the opportunity.
So here is an experience I recently had....
I was at a table with one other player. He pushed out a green chip for the next hand which seemed to make him a little nervous. I don’t think he had much left behind. He drew two aces. He knew he had to split them and reluctantly pushed out another green chip. On his second ace, he drew another ace. He looked at me like he was asking me what he should do. I said something like you can’t win with a 13 and that I would be happy to buy his split. He happily accepted and I tossed him a green chip. We ended up winning all of our hands and he was happy as a lark.
Now that was a pretty good situation for me, but not near as good as what came next, though I have no idea why he offered it. He said he would play the 21+3 poker side bet on the next hand and if he won, he would give me half the payoff. Hot dog! No investment on my part and I have a better than 46% chance of getting a 4.5 unit payoff. So, being nice to ploppies can be positive EV!
Against the odds, he actually hit his poker hand and tossed me 5 chips. I tossed one back and thanked him for the opportunity.